Jessica Underwood
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Experience
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Liberty Hardware
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United States
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Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Sep 2022 - Present
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
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Insteel Industries, Inc
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United States
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Wholesale Building Materials
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100 - 200 Employee
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Cost Accountant
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Apr 2018 - Sep 2022
Mt. Airy, NC • Maintains, reviews and analyzes general ledger, cost accounting standards, plant financial statements and inventory data • Performs monthly close and provided financial reports to managers and plant personnel • Performs and reviews journal imports from sub systems to general ledger • Prepares and updates standard recurring entries, and reconciles Balance Sheet accounts • Analyzes monthly cost and manufacturing variances by plant • Manages preparation of annual departmental… Show more • Maintains, reviews and analyzes general ledger, cost accounting standards, plant financial statements and inventory data • Performs monthly close and provided financial reports to managers and plant personnel • Performs and reviews journal imports from sub systems to general ledger • Prepares and updates standard recurring entries, and reconciles Balance Sheet accounts • Analyzes monthly cost and manufacturing variances by plant • Manages preparation of annual departmental budgets at the plant level • Develops and prepares supplemental daily, weekly, month-end, quarterly and annual reports for management • Audits source data from other functions, such as sales and manufacturing, for accuracy and completeness Show less
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Envirotrol
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Facilities Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Continuous Improvement Leader
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Oct 2015 - Apr 2018
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area • Created an Excel labor utilization tool that cut costs by six figures • In charge of T&M and service contract billings • Created a financial forecast in Excel with specifications from the controller per the request of the president • Accountable for entering payroll information to display the true costs of jobs • Responsible for coding/configuring sales tax/entering AP invoices, expense checks and per diem requests • The backup for the accounting manager when she is not in the… Show more • Created an Excel labor utilization tool that cut costs by six figures • In charge of T&M and service contract billings • Created a financial forecast in Excel with specifications from the controller per the request of the president • Accountable for entering payroll information to display the true costs of jobs • Responsible for coding/configuring sales tax/entering AP invoices, expense checks and per diem requests • The backup for the accounting manager when she is not in the office such as: printing checks billing small and large contract jobs working with the controller to close out month end/quarter end cash application • E-mail/mail invoices to customers; answer calls from customers regarding invoices • Print AP report, pull invoices to be paid, and disperse checks • Maintain check register and electronically deposit checks • In charge of the allowance for doubtful accounts and attend monthly meetings to update the vice presidents • Create journal entries for month end, transferring costs, and material transfers • Run job detail reports and pull job folders for project managers Show less
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Experis
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Analyst
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Apr 2014 - Oct 2015
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area • Handled organizational cash flow of four deduction accounts and three C-Store check accounts by: obtaining documentation such as invoices, contracts, and promotional ads verifying volume listed on invoice against actual volume sent from warehouse processing valid claims through SAP charging back invalid claims and then pursuing the collection of money owed • Used pivot tables and V-look up in Excel to help better manage the work list of the four deduction accounts… Show more • Handled organizational cash flow of four deduction accounts and three C-Store check accounts by: obtaining documentation such as invoices, contracts, and promotional ads verifying volume listed on invoice against actual volume sent from warehouse processing valid claims through SAP charging back invalid claims and then pursuing the collection of money owed • Used pivot tables and V-look up in Excel to help better manage the work list of the four deduction accounts sometimes totaling over a million dollars in claims • Ensured accuracy of promotional spending by following the guidelines of specific Pay for Performance and Go To Market customer plans that were developed by the Sales Organization • Provided exceptional customer support by interacting with customers and internal business partners on a daily basis • Transferred and tag claims to the appropriate account owner • Participated in pilot programs to test the reliability and effectiveness of new tools while providing feedback during and after verbal reviews Show less
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Best Logistics Group
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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100 - 200 Employee
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Accounts Receivable/Billing Clerk
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May 2013 - Apr 2014
• Processed payables for multiple companies (1 day ACH, 7 day ACH, 7 day checks and 30 day checks) • Billed backhaul invoices, miscellaneous invoices and warehouse storage charges for multiple companies • Posted checks and wires for multiple companies; entered intercompany money transfers • Made collection calls for multiple companies • Ran unbilled report and requested missing BOLs for multiple companies • Processed/scanned invoices; mailed checks and invoices… Show more • Processed payables for multiple companies (1 day ACH, 7 day ACH, 7 day checks and 30 day checks) • Billed backhaul invoices, miscellaneous invoices and warehouse storage charges for multiple companies • Posted checks and wires for multiple companies; entered intercompany money transfers • Made collection calls for multiple companies • Ran unbilled report and requested missing BOLs for multiple companies • Processed/scanned invoices; mailed checks and invoices using postage machine • Updated weekly spreadsheet using the weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices • Printed reports for controller and operation managers Show less
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Kaplan Early Learning Company
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United States
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Education Administration Programs
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100 - 200 Employee
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Purchasing/Data Entry
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Jul 2012 - Jan 2013
• Utilized spreadsheets to accurately key purchase orders in system to generate orders • Faxed or e-mailed orders to vendors • Updated computer system with expected receipt date • Reconciled inventory between Kaplan Early Learning Company and Gryphon House • Provided departmental clerical support as assigned by manager or buyers; served as back-up for drop ship purchase orders
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Billing Clerk
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Feb 2007 - Mar 2008
Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area • Wrote up jobs for billing; printed reports for billing; billed customers • Entered, scanned, processed, exported and pulled invoices • Made journal entries, entered equipment allocation; corrected payroll information • Made airline and hotel reservations
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Education
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting